Distinguished Canadians Appointed to the National Council

September 2, 2014 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of Sherry Cooper, David Johnson and John McNeil to the National Council, whose members provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute’s overall research program

Sherry Cooper

PhD, Pittsburgh

TMX Industry Professor, DeGroote School of Business

Chief Economic Counsel, MDC Partners

Former Chief Economist and Executive Vice-President, BMO Financial Group

Former Director of Financial Economics, Federal National Mortgage Association

Former Economist, Federal Reserve Board

David Johnson

PhD, Harvard

Professor of Economics,Wilfrid Laurier University

Education Policy Scholar, C.D. Howe Institute

Former Fulbright Visitor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Former Visiting Scholar, National Bureau of Economic Research

Former Economist, Bank of Canada

John McNeil

MA, Edinburgh

Former Chairman and CEO, Sun Life Assurance Company

Former Chairman, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc.

For more information please contact: James Fleming, Editor and Vice President, Media, of the C.D. Howe Institute at 416-865-1904; email: [email protected].

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